Career horoscopes: Nov. 4 - Nov. 10

Christopher Renstrom is the creator of Rulingplanets.com which is his idea of an on-line, subscription-based, interactive Astrology Magazine. It is based on his bestselling book Ruling Planets, which was published by HarperCollins in 200...

Reality check

You will need to face facts on Nov. 6, when the Sun conjoins Saturn in Scorpio. That's when it will become abundantly clear that you are living beyond your means and can no longer transfer credit card balances to keep the wolf from the door. And if it's not credit cards that are the problem, then it's the IRS, your mortgage holder or your insurance provider. Saturn is the planet of lending institutions in Astrology, and it can be relentless if you come up short. You may feel like a deer caught in the headlights, but there is help in the form of credit counseling, financial aid and debt management. Put the word out on Nov. 7 and 8 and relief will be on the way.

VIRGO (Aug. 22 - Sept. 21)

"Have I lost my touch?" That's the question you'll be asking yourself on Nov. 6, when the Sun conjoins Saturn. Something that used to come easily to you — something that you never had to think twice about before — will suddenly become difficult and arduous. But the worst thing to do is obsess about what went wrong. You will do more harm than good by trying to overcompensate, so it's best to leave matters alone and wait for your special talent, knack or ability to come back online by itself. That will happen sometime around Nov. 25.